Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

YouTube videos followed by with quizquestions in the first offering; (2) adding Google Docs (or Google Forms) with embeddedYouTube Videos and quizzes in the next class session; and (3) including both Google Docs andinteractive videos in the third. End-of-Course Surveys consistently show that the studentsenjoyed the weekly hands-on labs. After the third class offering, an additional survey of studentexperience with the new technologies was conducted. The results reflected a positive studentexperience with the course delivery.During the third offering (2016 Fall Quarter), a survey was conducted with five students fromEE110 and four students from an Advanced Circuit Analysis course (EE 341) to assess theteaching effectiveness thus far. This

Conference Session

Motivation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Lynn Butler; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

thatprovided them with additional reading material and then questions to reflect upon. Rather theypreferred quests that provided them with information and asked them to complete a task basedupon this new material.The results from quest design also aligned with some comments from students’ expectations.For instance, the correlation between point value and difficulty of assignment was a concern asstudents didn’t expect to have to do more work for a difficult task. Another concern raisedrelated to expectations was the name of the platform. It can be a bit of a misnomer that thegamification platform is called 3D GameLab which implies for students that the activities theywill be doing are all game-based. Although the platform does employ best

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. This is not entirely borne out by otherassessment results. As mentioned above, project completion rates are very high. However, thequality of the final programs varies considerably, though it is difficult to judge consistently. Webelieve that this variation in quality reflects variation in student understanding of programmingand problem solving and would indicate that students may be overly optimistic about theirabilities. Quiz results provide another possible point of comparison. We have collected quizresults for questions related to problem solving but have not yet completed a numerical analysisthat would provide a comparison with student self-assessment. Our first impression is thatstudents are overestimating their abilities. There appears

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando M, Ayala, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the students, for them to become conscious of the needto watch the recordings before coming to the class. For these implementations of the course, thestudents were asked as graded homework assignment to take notes while watching the videosand submit those notes along with a reflection paragraph about what was learned from thelecture. They were also informed that the Blackboard tracking feature was activated to keep trackof whether they actually watched the video or not. In-class ActivitiesDifferent strategies were used for in-class activities also, and the variations among the foursemesters were as follows: SPRING & FALL 2015: A critical problem in implementing the flipped classroomtechnique during these semesters was due to

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Initiatives

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Miller, Montana State University; Chung-Hsuan Benjamin Huang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montana State University; Tariq Akmal, Washington State University; Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Phillip Himmer, Montanta State University, ECE Dept., Montana Microfabrication Facility

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

prevent reflected light, we colored the white sample organizers with black paint. At a distanceof 7.5 cm between the collimator and devices, ~11 cm from the UV lamp, the intensity is ~150±15 µW/cm2. a) b) Figure 2 a) UV lamp and collimation system as set up in the lab b) Schematic of the collimation system to ensure even curing of the chipsCuring and flushing: Carefully move the device onto a piece of black foam board and cure for3 minutes in UV light. Once exposed, a faint design resembling the mask should be apparent onthe device. If the device is over-cured, a needle will not be easily inserted into any of the inlets oroutlets and the channels will not be able to be

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhee Kim, Texas A&M University; Matilda (Tillie) Wilson McVay, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

students’ learning level can become higher in Bloom’s Taxonomy. We emphasizedsurveying the students before and after the demonstrations with discussions to get students moreactively involved in the demonstrations. Thus the demonstrations combined with surveysencouraged them to reflect on the concepts they were learning. Our survey questions weredeveloped to improve conceptual thinking and qualitative judgment aspects of the topics versuscalculation of values.Instructors need to understand that students have different learning styles to facilitate theirlearning [17]. For example, some students prefer explanations of theory before exposed topractice and others respond well when practice is connected to theory. Thus, it is important forinstructors to

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Adrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

student.Each class began with the same two-stage reading quiz as was done in Fall 2014 semester(described above). The second activity, team development, required approximately five minutesand consisted of two questions for team discussion. The first question was an icebreaker,designed to be easy to answer and help the teams engage in conversation. The second questionwas designed to focus on team function and cause reflection on attributes of a team. A sample ofquestions used for each question type is provided in Table 1. After approximately four minutesof team discussion, the instructor asked a subset of the teams to quickly report to the class arepresentative answer to each question, and occasionally followed up with a brief discussion onthe

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Alexéi García Sheridan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Seungmo Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech; Nicholas F. Polys, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ayat Mohammed, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

perceive learning. The students’ likelihood to employ the tutorials forfuture projects very strongly correlated to the usefulness of the tutorials for the exercises, as well.Where the tutorials apply to exercises, the students seem to believe that they would also beapplicable to other practical tasks. This very strong correlation suggests that exercises may berecognized as being practical and realistic if the tutorials’ applicability to them extends beyondthe classroom. If this were the case, then it will be important to ensure that exercises foradditional tutorials reflect real scenarios in radio engineering. One motivational aspect withinExpectancy-Value Theory is the idea of utility value, which serves to motivate learners to engagein learning

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie R. Metzinger, Purdue University; Jessica Anderson Cabral, Purdue University; Bradley Louis Benhart, Purdue University; Patti Morgan, Purdue University; Scott Douglas Santon, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

,Scientific and Cultural Organization provided 14 learning outcomes for all levels of ESD whichlay the groundwork for several organizations’ and institutions’ learning objectives:  Critical reflective thinking  Understanding complexity/systemic thinking  Futures thinking  Planning and managing change  Understanding inter-relationships across disciplines  Applying learning in a variety of life-wide contexts  Decision-making, including in uncertain situations  Dealing with crises and risks  Acting with responsibility locally and globally  Ability to identify and clarify values  Acting with respect for others  Identifying stakeholders and their

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chase Hood MA, Kansas State University; Stacey E. Kulesza P.E., Kansas State University; Jia G. Liang, Kansas State University; Eric J. Fitzsimmons, Kansas State University; Jeff Zacharakis, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

engineering were recruitedto participate in this study, however, the unforeseeable decrease of the newly admitted Veteranengineering students reduced the size of the population from which the sample could be drawn.The second limitation related to the unequal representation of majors and genders, particularlyfor Veteran students as shown in Table 2. As such, the degree to which the data might beexamined is limited. For example, it was believed that, relative to other majors, civil engineeringstudents tend to demonstrate higher social responsibility; the current data did not allow suchacross-major examination as no Civil Engineering Veteran students participated. Nevertheless,the gender and major representation in the sample was a close reflection of

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Wu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Anna Drazkowski

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

evaluation results using pre and post knowledgeassessment tools in sections graded with SBG method and sections with traditional method.Introduction Laboratory based courses are an essential part of an engineering education. More andmore engineering programs are placing greater emphasis on the importance of hands-onexperience offered by laboratory courses. Compared to the efforts and resources invested inpurchasing expensive state-of-the-art lab equipment and developing innovative lab modules,little attention is paid to assessing student learning and reflecting on the teaching methods in labcourses. Without careful design and assessment, instructors are more likely to push students intobusy work, without achieving real learning and

Conference Session

The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Connor Sonnier, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

to help first yearstudents practice applying the design process and gain design abilities and skills [3]. Are thesefirst year courses effective at helping students better understand the design process? Most of theassessments of such first year courses have focused on students’ motivation, retention, self-efficacy, engineering identity, etc. [4-7]. Assessment of the design process knowledge has takenthe form of surveys; close-ended questions such as multiple choice questions; open-endedquestions such as reflections and essays; talk-aloud protocols; performance of final designs;design reports; etc. [8-11]. Saterbak and Volts [12] and Zhu and Mertz [13] used students’critique of a Gantt chart that lays out a flawed proposed 14-week design

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; C. Cy Yavuzturk, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

institution, include Calculus II and Calculus-basedphysics II. Select topics, as described in the mechanical engineering departments’ coursedescription include:  Theoretical and applied classical engineering thermodynamics of non-reacting substances;  The first and second laws  The properties of ideal and real substances  Gas mixtures  The behavior of closed and open systems for reversible and irreversible processes  Thermodynamic cyclesLearning outcomes can be generated which reflect, and build on these topics. Sample learningoutcomes include but are not limited to:  Know the units, symbols and vocabulary of thermodynamics  Use traditional thermodynamic tables and diagrams as well as software-based tables to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azar Eslam Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Heidi Reuter

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

variety ofaesthetic issues in the form of practical and creative assignments. The course consists oflectures on photography skills, fluid physics, visualization techniques, critique sessions, and aguest lecture. Assignments consist of images paired with written technical reports, and self-reflection sessions to learn "effective communication" skills. Other course objectives evaluatedthrough students’ assignments and projects are "creative thinking" and "integrative thinking".Some samples of student works are presented. This course proved to be very successful inattracting all students (male and female) in both engineering and non-engineering majors.IntroductionThere has been a great interest in bridging the science and art in recent. Three

Conference Session

Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University/ Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

fastest-growing segment reaching 30% of the U.S. populationwhile becoming the youngest group comprising 33.5% of those under 18 years by 2060 [14].The demand for skilled workers in STEM fields will be met when workers reflect the diversity ofthe population [15], therefore more students—of all ages and backgrounds—must be broughtinto community colleges and supported through graduation: a central focus of communitycolleges everywhere [16] [17]. While Latinx students are as likely as Caucasian students tomajor in STEM, their completion numbers drop dramatically [18] as Latinx students often havedistinct needs that evolved from a history of discrimination in the educational system [19] [20][21].HSIs do not by default support Latinx students in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theories. In her transformation model of experiential learning experiences, students gothrough four stages: 1) Reflective observation: students identify barriers that represented an entity theory they held; 2) Abstract conceptualization: participants in an experiential learning environment identify alternative incremental implicit theories; 3) Active experimentation: students’ engagement in embodied experiences helps them discuss future work and provides them with concrete enacted experiences; 4) Concrete experiences: students engage in exercises that represent “aha experiences” that help them recognize new incremental implicit theories. [35, p.67].In the context of our study, first and second-year

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karolina Doulougeri, Eindhoven University of Technology; Gunter Bombaerts, Eindhoven University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

technologies; 5. to reflect now on the responsibilities ofprofessional engineers; 6. to work as members of multidisciplinary teams; 7. to communicatethe results of their work to involved stakeholders; 8. to be motivated to take USE aspects intoaccount when developing technologies.Through the three courses of every USE trajectory, students are gradually exposed to thetheory and practice of a given topic. The first course (exploration) is based mostly on lecturesand students have to conduct only small cases studies. At the end of the course there is a finalexam. In the second course (specialization), there is a mix between theory and practice.Students attend lectures on a weekly basis but they also have to conduct one or two smallprojects with a group

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

rather thatmany are still serving. Cooper’s part time service in the Air Forces Reserves provided him acontinuing source of support— social, emotional, and financial— upon being discharged fromactive duty and entering college. The fact that he turned to re-activation and deployment whenthings got too stressful at home and school suggests that the transition from active duty (i.e., full-time military) to full-time student may be emotionally stressful and disorienting. Cooper’smilitary experience did not reflect the stereotypical veteran experience of combat and trauma.Rather his service, focused in a technical specialty related to aviation and space, reinforced hislong-term interests in pursuing an aerospace engineering career. It also provided

Conference Session

Informal Engineering Education with Secondary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College, Chicago; Evelyn Oropeza, Columbia College, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

students areasked to perform real-world tasks to demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledgeand skills." Following this line, Shridaran and Mustard [8] explained that authentic assessmentsare comparable to real-world task or assignments, where individuals or teams are able to use anyresources available and at their disposal, such as other colleagues, experts, and access tomaterials and resources, with the goal to accomplish the task at hand.Forms of authentic assessment include portfolios, reflective journals, oral presentations, workintegrated learning, self and peer evaluation, performance assessment, and so on [9]. Larkin [14]supports that in the STEAM subjects, there is a need to provide students with different ways toprepare and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

engineering.Davies and Gannon define Feminist Poststructuralism as a third kind of Feminist theory afterradical and liberal feminism [34]. They continue “feminist post-structuralism troubles the binarycategories male and female, making visible the constitutive force of linguistic practices, anddismantling their apparent inevitability” [34 p. 321]. Without a frame that looks to gender toinform practice and reality, there is no way to uncover the dichotomy that exists within the fieldof engineering.Dual IdentityThe subjectivity espoused by Feminist Poststructuralism is reflected in the ideas of a dualidentity. People, in particular women in STEM, are subjected to factors outside of the “norm.”The notion of double consciousness is applied to women in

Conference Session

Technical Session 4: Modulus Topics 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alessio Gaspar, University of South Florida; Dmytro Vitel, University of South Florida; A.T.M. Golam Bari, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

trol/intervention groups brokers ECJStarter Builds ECJ pipeline from Links BrokerEAInterface to Parson- classes evoparsons.ecj and sEvolutionState, main class of ECJ params configuration file pipeline PresetStarter Manually designed puzzles by Calls BrokerEAInterface once at start teacher Config Access to params configura- A factory for objects, creates them tion file through reflection by corresponding configurationadministration; the build-server bash script builds the EvoParsons jar, the evoparsons-server scriptis

Conference Session

Technical Session 9:Topics related to STEM

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Yasar, State University of New York, Brockport; Peter Veronesi, The College at Brockport; Jose Maliekal, The College at Brockport, SUNY; Leigh J. Little, SUNY Brockport; John W. Tillotson, Syracuse University

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Computers in Education

their classrooms. Teachers reflected on students’ developing a sense of autonomy and persistence as learners. “I can give them a question on a test pretty much for anything for the year and it's not like, "Well, this wasn't going to be on the test so this isn't fair" because they now expect that anything they've learned is fair game throughout the whole year, so that has been a huge help for me,” noted one respondent. Another teacher offered, “When I give them a test, I can put a spiral question on there and again it's not like, “Well, I'm not answering it because this wasn't on the review sheet.” And especially in math, I can give them a deeper level question where it's not a simple equation that they might have just

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 8: Survey and Instrument Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Verdin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

as children, and fourstudents did not cite either one of these experiences. The different experiences of first-generationcompared to continuing-generation college students were further captured by interview questionsthat asked students to think back to experiences/activities they engaged in as children oradolescence and determine if they now see them as engineering related experiences. By askingstudents to reflect on the pre-college activities that fostered their interest in engineering, we wereable to understand the cultural and historical practices that brought them to seek an engineeringdegree. With this theme, we sought not to capture every micro experience students have had intheir life, rather obtain a general understanding of the

Conference Session

Maker Spaces in Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carolyn Keller, University of Wisconsin, Platteville ; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

diverse workplace are often assumed and not carefully considered. Extantliterature finds that while there certainly can be benefits from diversity, it can also be a source ofconflict and misunderstandings [8], [9]. Increasingly, new types of pedagogy and learning thatrelies on reflection and understanding one’s own identity in comparison to others can lead toincreased group performance [9]. In order to benefit from diversity and inclusion, intentional 4planning and learning opportunities need to be considered. As we plan for a new makerspace, wemust be intentional in order to reach our goals of inclusion and diversity.In thinking about the benefits

Conference Session

Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

qualitative sensibility was selected to describe the personalexperiences associated with the issue of liberal arts in higher education engineering courses andprograms. The rationale is that a narrative study affords an opportunity to tell the story throughteacher reflection [17]. The story is a chronological [17], first-person, autobiographical account[18] with prompting from archived annual review documents and subsequent validation fromcolleagues. The classroom settings included one public land-grant and one private institutionwith a mixture of engineering and architecture students in opposing degree granting programs.The narrative context is threefold as it describes a broad timeframe and scope, and then narrowsto experiences in and out of the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Lopa Bakrania, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

difference between the traditional and the online offering. The absence of anynoticeable difference in learning outcomes is an important baseline for the effectiveness of theonline course. The indirect measures based on student surveys reflected a similar endorsement ofthe online approach. Besides the learning outcomes, the exercise of transforming an existingface-to-face course to online delivery, highlighted: effective transition strategies, assignmenttypes, and engagement methods to build a successful course. This case study proposes a stagedtransition to test lecture content and assignments within a traditional lecture-based setting. Theoutcomes of this work provide valuable guiding principles for the engineering educationcommunity considering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Jessica Sperling, Duke University; Megan Gray, Duke University; Medha Gupta, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Amy Arnold, Duke University; Kelly Perri, Duke University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

had this entire new experience together to explore the city.” SiliconValley peer community experiences seemed to vary slightly based on the size of the housingunit. In some of the smaller units, finding cohesion within the group was a challenge because“there weren’t necessarily always people home.” Notably, Silicon Valley respondentsemphasized the value of the “DTech Circles” sharing/reflection (roses and thorns) time infostering peer community within their living community. This activity was offered but seeminglynot heavily utilized in Chicago or RTP.5.2 (PE) Internship ExperienceParticipants’ summer internship experience, while not directly provided through the program,was integral to the students’ experience of the program and served as a

Conference Session

Capstone Pedgagogy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joyce Blandino P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

chosen for the design. 3. You always have to expect the unexpected when designing for human use. The original plan for the project was to work on the foot/ankle, pylon, and socket component of the transtibial prosthetic limb. However, the stump of the client was not aligned axially and render the prosthesis ineffective in walking straight. A universal joint compensator that could readjust the alignment of the stump/leg vertically was necessary and, therefore, an extra year was added to complete the project.The lessons learned from the service-oriented project reflects what others reported [20]-[23] thatengineer students need to interpret non-technical needs from client into technical constraints forthe

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division 4: Teaching and Learning in Engineering Management

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

trips. As a consolation, the dairyfarm manager treated all visitors with ice cream! Responses to the first question about the dairyfarm indicated that the students learned from that trip at about the same level as the other trips.By the time students enrolled in Quality Management, four students had quit the program andgone back to China, so enrollment was at 102. Organizing and conducting the Labs was timeconsuming for faculty and an added responsibility since the labs took place outside of regularlyscheduled class meeting times. Hence, it was desirable to determine whether the Labs werejustified relative to perceived benefit they provided to students.During the last week of class, students had the opportunity to complete a survey to reflect

Conference Session

Research in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samara R. Boyle, Rice University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Jacqueline Gilberto, Rice University; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Anila K. Shethia, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

“messiness” that, in some instances, blurs the lines betweenintellectual merit and broader impacts. We also note that the proposals that were part of the2017 cohort’s submissions were reviewed when the knowledge generation requirement wasstill new; neither program officers nor reviewers had become well-acquainted with what thisaspect of the proposals should reflect. All of these factors likely contribute to difficulties thereviewers showed in properly delineating strengths and weaknesses under the appropriatemerit review criteria. And although our findings point to the need for more research, thisstudy clearly indicates that more useful feedback for research teams would be helpful,particularly in the area of broader impacts. Specifically, the